bellow
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The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
For TV producers, it's long been tempting to invite two self-righteous zealots into a studio to bellow at each other.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
The winds stoking the wildfires are forecast to pick up once more and bellow for more than a day’s length.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
“Don’t you wish you could bellow like him?”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
"Put your phone down," one of the members bellows.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
He just stops, and bellows out the word that means most to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It’s 6 a.m., and he bellows for me.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
To learn how to restore his instrument, Rinaudo enlisted the help of a mechanic friend who taught him how to fix all the valves, gears, pipes and bellows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
“And now?” he bellows so loudly that I feel his voice inside my body.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Before every race the cycling legend appeared on the big screen and bellowed: "Hoi you lot! Shhhh."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Purdue sucks!” he bellowed to thunderous applause, “So does Michigan and Ohio State!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
“The handcuffs that you’re carrying, they’re not on you anymore. They’re on the criminals,” Miller bellowed as he stood in an East Memphis warehouse, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
Owen bellowed, banging on the side of the metal trap like it was a dinner bell.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The payoff, after Simpson would appear in some unlikely setting, was him bellowing “You’ve been juiced!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
While he said he hasn’t been among those bellowing that oil was headed to $200 a barrel, he didn’t sell any of his positions either.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Instead of being greeted by a bellowing sea of blue, swathes of empty seats greeted the players as they emerged from the tunnel.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
He’s the in-stadium announcer who fires up the crowd by bellowing, “Whose house?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
Even with her hands over her ears, the prolonged bellowing of the demon was practically deafening.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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